Tower · Italy · Restored
St Mark's Campanile
St Mark's Campanile is the freestanding bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, serving historically as a watchtower, landmark and bell tower. The tower reached its definitive Renaissance form with a masonry belfry and pyramidal spire completed in 1514; it collapsed in 1902 and was faithfully rebuilt and reopened in 1912.
First raised
1000
Its prime
1514
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1514
What St Mark's Campanile looked like in its prime.
A tall, square brick shaft about twelve metres wide on each side rises in a single, unbroken red-brown mass to a white Istrian-stone belfry with large arched openings. Above the belfry sits a stone attic with high-relief lions and allegorical figures, then a steep pyramidal spire sheathed in gilded metal topped by a golden weather vane in the form of the archangel Gabriel. The tower stands alone in the open expanse of Saint Mark's Square beside the basilica and faces the Grand Canal.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1514.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at St Mark's Campanile — including 2 interiors: loggetta interior / covered gallery, bell chamber / belfry interior. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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